Puttee



. Sept. 20, 1938. R. A. LE FEVRE PUTTEE Filed NOV. 1.7, 1937 I .6 INVENTOR Raoh A.Zef0're BY ($97M ATTORN EY .Patented Sept.20, 1938 PUTTEE? Belgs. e, a when? N. X: 7 Application November 17, 1937,'Serial No. 175,040

The object of this. invention is to providea puttee that'is made preferably of leather and a will cover the'upper part of the shoe weatherproof.

nected by along seam.

Another object of the invention is to provide puttee that ismade extra wide and can be wrapped around the leg with threeturns, and will provide ample support for the various parts or 31 th; leg. I

"- 'gAnother object of the invention'is to provide a puttee, the upper portion of which is composed v of two piecesiof leather sprung together andf'c'on 1 Another-object of the invention to make the upper. part of the putteef'so thatit will naturally a 5 a con fo'rmto the upperpart of the leg. -;.Another object of the invention is to provide the lowerpartfof the puttee with a gaite'rth'at will cover theiront and sides of the shoe. g

Another objectoftheinvent'ion is to'provide thelower part of the puttee with a strap that engages under. the :arch of the shoe and anchors vjthe lower. part of the puttee in correct'position for starting the wrapping. This makes it possible input the putte'e'at' once over the "heel' of 'the shoe after the strap has" been once adjusted} 0 also makes it .possibl'to take the puttee ofi 1 v'n'th thestrap left 'in the adjusted position and makes it possible thereafterto start 'putting the putteepn around theheel by first passing the g strap under the heel until it engages underthe arcliof the shoe and'th'en proceeding to wrap theputtee around the leg.

' These and other objects of the invention will ibe illustrated in the drawing, described in the specification, and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof. In the drawing:

. Figure 1 is aplan view of the puttee complete.

"Figure 2 is a side elevation 'of the right leg and foot with the puttee wrapped thereon, the leg I being viewed from the outside. r

Figure 3 is aside elevation of the right leg and foot with the puttee wrapped thereon, the leg being viewed from the inside.

, Figure 4 is a sectional view through the puttee on the line 4w.4:c of Figure 1, showing how it is sprung.

j Figures 5 and Gare detail views of the patterns or blanksfrom which thegaiter of the putteeis made.

., Figure 'lis a detail viewof the pattern or blank 3 that is wrapped around the leg from the ankle up. Figures'tl'and 9 indicate the patterns or blanks oithe 'upper'partsbf the putte'ethat is wrapped around endear of the leg and includes the belt by which the puttee is closed 'around the upper 0f the'calf 6f the leg i In the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts. f

The puttee' which constitutes my invention comprises several pieces of materialjleather being'preferably the material used. These pieces are describdas foll'o'ws:

In the 'drawing'reference numeral l indicates a portion of the puttee that is wrapped around the leg from the ankle up. This piece conforms practically'to the pattern shownin '7. 2 indicates one of the pieces in the 'uppr part of the'putteethat is-wrapped around thecalf of the"leg,and 3 indicatsthe other piece of the upp'er'part of the puttee that is alsowrappe'd around the calf 'of the leg. The'parts 2 and 3 are joined together by a" long seam '4 that is' spaced nearly equally "from the outi edges of the parts 2 and 3 and joins the intermediate part of the seam 5, b'y'which the parts 2 and 3'arejoined to thepart 1; 'The meeting e'dges'of 'thepart's 2 and3 are not straight lines but "are curved, and the joining dfthe parts together on these curved lines will cause the parts to be sprung with rela -tion toeac'h other fomling 'a trough or barrelshape'dsection such as is shown 'in Figure 4, whichwhen wrapped around the calf of the leg will'naturally conform thereto' Intermediate of the part 3 is fastened a buckle 6. Extending therefrom is a strap 1, which has a series of'holes therein, which'passes through an eye 8 and is doubled back therefrom to engage the buckle 6.

It will be understood that this puttee can be used on any kind of shoes, and for this purpose it includes agaiter portion made of the parts 9 and III, which are 'joined together by a seam II.

The seam H lies on top of the lacing of the shoe, if it is a laced shoe, and on the corresponding part ofany other type of shoe.

A strap 12a is provided which goes under the arch of the shoe and engages with the buckle I3 by which the gaiter portion of the puttee is held securely in place on the shoe. The part III of the gaiter portion is joined with the part I by the seam l2, and at the top of the seams II and I2 the seam is cut away and left open for about an inch or more, as is indicated at I31: and M. This enables the top of the gaiter to loosely conform to the front and back of the leg at that part where the gaiter comes in contact.

On the part I, at I5, I5 are provided the female parts or socket of the snaps which engage the male or stud parts of the snaps I6, I6 on the part 9 of the gaiter, and hold the parts closely in contact when in place. On the part I is also provided the female part or socket I! which engages the male part or stud I8 of the snap by which the puttee is'fastened in place, as is shown in the intermediate part of Figure 3.

It will also be understood that when the socket I! is closed on the stud I8 the puttee is positively locked in placed correctly on the leg and the" socket and stud acts as a gauge for wrapping the. 1;

I having a curved outline, said band being made puttee both above and below it. When the socket and stud are closed, the upper part of the puttee will on its own account conformto theiupperj part of the leg. y,

The part 9 of the so-called gaiter portion of the puttee covers the outside of the shoe as shown in Figure 2, and the part IIl covers therinside of the shoe as shown in Figure 3, and the strap I2a goes under the arch as shown in Figure 3, and engages with the buckle I3 as shown in Figure 2. A recess I4 is provided that will engageat the back of the foot or tendon over the heel, and'the recess I 3a will engage on the front of the foot abovethe instep, lying centrally thereon. ll'hese recesses are provided to prevent chafing.

g It will also be understood that the section marked 9a and Mia can work up and down on the gaiter 9 and I0 without chafing the tendon or the leg.

The long part-I wraps around the lower part of the leg beginning at the ankle and the upper parts 2 and 3 wrap around the calf and are fastened thereon by the strap 1 and buckle 6. ,In Figures -1, 2 and 3 I have shown a puttee that is adapted to fit and to be worn on the right foot and leg. By reversing the shape of the parts, keeping them symmetrical with the parts shown, the puttee will be adapted for use on the left foot and leg.

It will also be understood that this puttee will naturally shed water, and-is much wider than puttees ordinarily used and this makes is possible' to wrap it round the foot and leg with but three turns. i

a In the sample puttee from which the drawing was made the total length of the part I between the corners 20 and 2| is twenty-three and a half inches, and the other dimensions of the part I and of the other parts are in proportion.

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of turns, in this instance three turns above the gaiter being suflicient. In this and other respects this puttee is an improvement on that shown in my prior application Serial No. 71,191, filed March 27, 1936.

I claim:

.1. A puttee for covering the lower leg, comprising a lower portion constituting a gaiter and adapted to cover the upper portion of the foot, said gaiter portion being made of two pieces joined together by a seam, said seam being adapted to be located over the center line of the heel of the shoe, saidpieces being sprung upwardly along the lower portion of said seam, 'a' band attached to one end of the gaiter and of three pieces, the upper part of the band beingymadeofytw'o pieces joined together by a longs earn, the lower part of the band being made of one piece, the upper end of the lower part and the lower end of the upper part being joined together by'a short seam extending directly across the band, said long seam extending from the middle of the short seam up to near the end of the puttee and being nearly evenly spaced fromthe upper and lower edges thereof, the two pieces of the upper part being sprung together along the long seam, said band being adapted-to be wrapped around the leg up to and including the. calf of the leg, means for fastening the upper end of the puttee in place on the calf of the leg.

2. The combination in a puttee of a gaiter adapted to cover. the upper portion of ashoe, a band'attached to said gaiter to wrap around the leg, the band and the gaiter being cut away at the top to form a recess so that the gaiter and puttee will loosely conform to the front of the leg.

3. A puttee for covering the lower leg, comprising a lower portion constitutinga gaiter and adapted to cover the. upper portion of the foot, said gaiter portion'being made of two'pieces joined together by a seam, said seam being adapted to be located over the center line of the heel of the shoe, said pieces being sprung upwardly along the lower portion of said seam, a band attached. to one end of the gaiter and having a curved outline, a stud near the. lower end of said band, a socket higher up on said band near the intermediate part thereof, said socket being adapted to engage the stud whereby the intermediate part of the puttee is locked in place correctly on the leg.

- RALPH A. LE FEVRE. 

